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is a Japanese
Katsuyuki began
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† – As Hiranaka was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ‡ Team standings.
Katsuyuki Hiranaka Official Website
Career statistics
from ''driverdb.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiranaka, Katsuyuki Living people 1981 births Japanese racing drivers Formula Nippon drivers Super GT drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers TOM'S drivers Prema Powerteam drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Dandelion Racing drivers Nakajima Racing drivers KCMG drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers
race car
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driver.
Career
Katsuyuki began karting
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in 1995 when he was 14, and in 2002 moved to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship
was a national motor racing championship that takes place in Japan. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis.
As a result of Formula 3 naming regulations by the FIA, on 13 August 2019, series pro ...
, as a member of the TOM'S
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team. In 2002, he achieved one fastest lap and came fifth in one race. Between 2003 and 2004 Katsuyuki raced for Prema Powerteam
Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...
in the Formula 3 Euro Series
The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The ...
. He then returned to Japan and took part in the Super GT
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& Formula Nippon
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local series.
Racing record
Career summary
† – As Hiranaka was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ‡ Team standings.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
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External links
Katsuyuki Hiranaka Official Website
Career statistics
from ''driverdb.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiranaka, Katsuyuki Living people 1981 births Japanese racing drivers Formula Nippon drivers Super GT drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers TOM'S drivers Prema Powerteam drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Dandelion Racing drivers Nakajima Racing drivers KCMG drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers